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Ill be fishing the st marys river in sault ste marie, im guessing these will be pretty much the same fish you fish, both being in eastern canada?
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Currently tying up some bomber dry flys for an upcoming stealhead/ Atlantic salmon trip in a couple of weeks. But never tying these flys before i am not to sure as some good color combinations, or sizes. Ive got the tying style down by tying the basic natural deer hair body, white front and back calf hair thingys (what ever there called on these flys), and brown hackle. Also what are these flys suppose to represent? Obviously there not suppose to imitate anything exactly, but what do the fish think they are? Thanks
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How important do you believe the legs are on a pheasant tail nymph? Would it be that big of a deal to just leave them out? Its just that i times i seam to really struggle tying them in and get rather frustrated over them. Besides, from what i can see when they get wet they just lay flat on the body anyways. Do you think that any fish in a current would actually notice them not being there? Or do you feel that they do in fact play a somewhat crucial role in the fly? Thanls
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No not that kind of big boobies! Get your head out of the sand! Im curious if anyone has any experience tying and fishing big booby flys? There is your typical booby fly for trout, 1" long or so. Im thinking of a booby that is more like 3-5" long. For bull trout or lake trout. Or even for pike and bass. As long as you have a good heavy full sinking line to drag the fly down. Is there a reason that this wouldn't work? Ive never heard of anyone doing this, and think that it might be a good idea. Thanks
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OH HELL YA!! That was awsome! Great trip! I wish my trip out east was as productive as yours haha
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Yes im from Canada, and will be fishing out east in northern Ontario. A lake called Lake of the woods. All the shores are your typical bass habitat, which then tend to go down into deeper water.
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To all you trout fisherman. What is your best/most productive nymph? Trying to reorganize my main nymph box and want to take out alot of the random nymphs and fill it primarily with the best of the best. So what is your favorite nymph, and what size and colors do you like to tye them in? I know that every person and every body of water is going to yield different results, just curious and trying to get something together here. Thanks.
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This august ill have some time fish smallmotuh bass, and dont really have much experience fishing for them. My main question is locating them. In the heat of the summer, say beginning of august which is when ill be fishing for them, are they found in the typical locations. Such as along the shore and around structure such as rocks and logs. Or do they move into deeper waters to avoid the heat? What kind of depths should i be targeting when looking for them? And at this time of year are poppers a good bet, or are they mostly going to be caught down along the bottom. Thanks
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How do fish have time to be picky when it comes to feeding? Sitting down on the bottom, twigs, grass and other debris flying by there noses with the odd insect here and there. Only a split second between seeing whatever is floating there way and it being gone. How do they have time to be picky? How can they tell the difference between a size 16 and 14 pheasant tail nymphs, a brown or grey hares ear, a griffith's gnat with or without a tail, and so on. How do they have time to process whether they want to eat it or not. Its not all the time but when a trout is targeting a certain size or color they will often though nothing else. But how can they see the oncoming insect, inspect it for the right size color and shape, and trigger a response to eat it before it floats by. The case even more so in swifter floating or more turbulent currents. They do it and they do it very well, it just seams pretty mind blowing. I dont know what to say, it just baffles me. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks
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Looks like you had an awesome trip!! Where abouts in Canada were you if you dont mind me asking? Looks like out in Ontario somewhere? Where did you buy your wiggle tails? Also super cool to see the walleye on the popper! Making me all excited for my trip to Ontarios Lake Of The Woods for pike musky and walleye this August! Thanks for sharing!
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Any Interest in a stacked Deer Hair Bass Bug Swap?
Fish For Life replied to Mike West's topic in Fly Swaps & Contests
Might be interested if this picks up -
Instead of chucking out a popper or diver for some top water bass action, do many people go with a more subtle insect approach in terms on terrestrials? Something like a hopper, chernobyl ant, large beetle and so on. I would think that they would be very killer, how could a bass resist one of these twitching on the surface. Maybe add some rubber legs and keep them long for an irresistible wiggle on the surface. Im sure that many people already do this, just curious as to your opinions on the matter. Thanks
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As many as you can carry... dont want to get there and realize you have the wrong fly, color, or size. Better safe than sorry. Im in the same situation right know, preparing for a trip out east to Ontario this summer where ill be fishing fishing for bass. Trying to cover as many situations as i can, so many different flys in different sizes and different colors.
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Haven't been on the bow in a while and it felt good to be back!
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Usually dont like to post pictures with my face in them. Keep away from all you creep old guys on here and so on But heres one from last summer
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My first rod and reel
Fish For Life replied to Stuntsurvivalist's topic in Fly Fishing Gear & Techniques
That was my firdst fly rod as well, in a 5wt. It served me very well and got me into the world of fly fishing. -
^^ hahah ya by the end of the day my arms and wrists were getting rather sore. Both from casting big streamers all day and from fighting the fish. Worth it!!
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Had a full day of wicked pike fishing this weekend. 23 to the boat, nothing massive
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Yes it is a browser thing not a site thing. It must be turned off, right click and turn it on. Also not to start anything, but flytire's comment about knowledge and grammar is a true and sarcastic comment together and did not need a come back of attitude from you.
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Who makes the longest streamer hooks (straight eye)
Fish For Life replied to Losthwy's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
I do believe orivis has the hook for you. http://www.orvis.com/p/pike-and-muskie-hook/13ke There 6/0 hooks were at least 2" long, straight eye, and dark finish. Take a look. -
Decided to put together a quick step by step of a pike and musky flashabou streamer. No i did not come up with this streamer, and if you would like you can Google search for it to get a better video description of it being tied. I did however put some of my own spin in it, so i would like to share this patter with you guys as its a killer pike and musky pattern. Its movement and shine in the water is unmatched! I like this patter as it is so customizable. Step 1: Big fly, big hook. I like to use a Bass pro XPS 5/0 hook for most of my pike and musky flys. Lay a thread base (i like BigFly thread) half way down the shank of the hook. Step 2: With you selected color of big fly fiber... Take a good hunk and tye it in at the halfway point on your hook where you ended with your thread. You want the most curly and bulky part at the bend of the hook. Tye off and cut off the excess front to make that so. Apply a coat of crazy glue, varnish, head cement, or whatever else you may use at this point. Step 3: Tye in a small bunch of flashabou around the previous big fly fiber. I like using magnum flashabou as it is longer than regular, so it can be doubled back. You do not want very much flash tied in at this step, it is just to give the tail some flash. The majority of the flash is still to come. I like the tail to have some red flash, so either tie this in separate, or as i have done chosen a flash combination that had red mixed in. Step 4: If your flash is long enough double it back. Add more super glue, or whatever you use. Step 5: Buck tail is added to form more of a body, and give the flash a base to support on. Select your color, and choose the longer hairs near the base of the tail. Tye them in front of the flash and apply good thread pressure to try and flair them up a bit. Add more crazy glue... Step 6: In front of the buck tail, form a large dubbing loop. This will be used to spin the flashabou, which forms the body. Step 7: Grab a large hunk of flashabou. Grab what you initially think you need, then grab some more. To get a proper full body, you need alot of flash. This is where this fly can get interesting. You can either just use one color of flash, or mix two or three different colors together to get mix of colors. I happened to have this pre mixed flashabou (sorry dont remember the name of it) so i used it. But in most cases i select two colors and mix them together. While mixing try to either evenly mix the flash together, to get an evenly mixed colored body. Or have one color separately in front of the other while in the dubbing loop, to get a two stage body look. Whatever you choose, once selected evenly spread in your dubbing loop. Step 8: Once evenly spreaded in your dubbing loop. Pull one side of the loop fibers down farther than the other side. This is to achieve more of a tapered flash body when you start to form your body. Rather than have them all bulky tied up together at the same length. Step 9: Spin your dubbing loop closed. While you are spinning you fibers will start to get looped up and tangle together. To fix this you will have to stop spinning several times and pick out the fibers using a bodkin. You want the fibers to stay as long as they can, not get all tangled ad wrapped up. You will understand this better in person when you start spinning. Step 10: Once you have your dubbing loop spun. Rotate your hook in the vise so the eye is facing up. This allows you to much more easily wrap you dubbing body around the hook. If you dont do this and leave you hook horizontal, you will not get an evenly wrapped body. In this position you can much more easily control how the body is laid, and get a more even body. Again, this step clarify itself while tying. If you think im crazy, tye one with the hook horizontally. Than tye another with the hook up like this. You will quickly understand what im talking about. Hold you tying thread straight up if you can ( i have a hanging lamp above my table witch i use to hold my bobbin). It makes wrapping your body easier. Step 11: Evenly wrap your flash dubbing loop up to the eye of your hook. While you are wrapping you will notice your flash fibers getting tangled and wrapped around the hook. Again, use a bodkin to free these fibers so they fall straight down. Step 12: Take your thread and secure the dubbing loop. Then form a small head. It helps to keep the hook in the upright position top stop the flash from getting in your way. Step 13: Whip finish,crazy glue, and you done! You can mix and match the big fly fiber, buck tail, and flashabou, to get very different and unique looks. Have fun with different combinations and see what you can come up with. In the end it is a very simple patter. However it will more than likely take a few goes at it to get it correct. You will quickly learn from your mistakes and work on from them. As with all patters, practice makes perfect. Some people get concerned that with such a long fly (around 11" long) that the fish will miss the hook as it is so far up in the body. For the most part this is not a concern. If you have ever seen a underwater video of pike or musky eating you will see why, if you haven't you really should. However if you keep getting short striked you can either start off by tyeing in a stinger hook during step one, or just tye one in afterward on the bend of the hook. Hope you enjoy the patter, and the step by step ( its my first one, hoping all goes according to plan) Thanks for looking
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Awesome set of flys everyone!! Cant wait to try them on some hungry bass this summer. Lol lol the awkward moment you tye the same fly as another tyer. Yours looks great jjs89yt!!
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An articulated bow river bugger. Lots of hackle, lots of rubber legs, lots of movement, lots of fish
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Are you using a dryfly hook? if so try using a streamer hook. The heavier gauge wire will give it a better keel, flipping it the proper hook down in the water.
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Good bunch of pike food there. I think whoever you tying them for will be very happy.